Census Projected PopulationCensus Projected Population

Census Projected Population

The Namibia 2011 Census enumerated 2,104,900 persons.The figure represents an absolute increase of 274,570 persons (or 15%) compared to the 1,830,330 persons enumerated in the last census in 2001. Overall, the population of Namibia has grown steadily since 1921, rising from about one-quarter million persons in early 1921 through 1.8 million persons in early 2001 to 2.1 million in 2011. The population density of Namibia (2011) is estimated to be 2.6 persons per sq.km.

Years

1921

1936

1946

1951

1970

1981

1991

2001

2011

Enumerated

228 910

320 450

362 460

439 080

761 010

1 033 000

1 409 000

1 830 330

2 113 077

From the total of 2,113,077 persons enumerated in the 2011Census, 1,091,165 were females and 1,021,912 were males. Population annual growth rate is 1.4%.

The number of people living in urban areas are esxtimated to be 43% and 57% in rural areas.